another TT hit

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NC DOT must be getting tired of this

http://myfox8.com/2012/08/16/train-collides-with-tractor-trailer-in-jamestown/

Phoebee how did you miss this one ? any other details ?

http://www.news-record.com/content/2012/08/16/article/train_truck_collide_near_jamestown

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Its not NC but another today tried to beat a train. What is worse the TT honked his horn at a car stopped for the train. then when the car moved ----------… xxx ******

http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aar/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=134648CB-9CC1-4992-AA38-0D9997956D89&copyid=F169924C-DF12-4EBD-BCB2-E0581C4781E9&brief=aar&sb_code=rss&&campaign=rss

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Mea Culpa. I didn’t realize that I didn’t post it. I saw it when it happened. My 5 year old grandson wanted to know it that was snow. He had a little trouble believing that is was limestone. That is, of course, the Piedmont.

As long as we are on the subject, the Crescent hit another pedestrian a couple of nights ago. He was apparently passed out on the tracks at 3 AM. A bar tender has been arrested as a result of the investigation.

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I still think we should be on a long term course to eliminate grade level crossings. People are too stupid to be allowed to drive across railroad tracks.

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The pedestrian:

http://gastoncounty.wbtv.com/news/news/75210-man-hit-killed-amtrak-train-gaston-county

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Grade crossings are immaterial - the track draw stupidity to come to rest upon them.

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In the past 15 years or so several people have been hit by the Acela between Princeton Junction and Hamilton, New Jersey. In all the cases I read about the people were committing suicide and were deliberately on the track.